Spaghetti cutting device

Abstract

A spaghetti cutting device includes a pair of cutting edges spaced apart by a shorter cutting edge therewith, the cutting edges being configured to cut the strands of spaghetti extending outwardly from the sides and ends of the tines of a fork. The cutting edges are spaced apart in such a manner that any spaghetti strands wrapped around the fork are left intact for consumption. The spaghetti cutting device includes a handle to facilitate using the device.

I claim: 
     
       1. A device for cutting spaghetti off of a fork comprising: (a) a pair of first members, each first member having a cutting edge along a bottom edge thereof;   (b) a second member, said second member connecting said pair of first members together such that said pair of first members are parallel and spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the width of the tines of said fork, said second member having a cutting edge thereon connected with each first member cutting edge to form a continuous generally U-shaped cutting edge; and   (c) a handle including two upright legs, each of said legs being attached to one of said first members and extending away therefrom in a direction generally perpendicular to a cutting edge thereof, said legs being interconnected by a generally V-shaped portion, said generally V-shaped portion being interconnected with said legs at respective bent connection locations;   (d) whereby said device is adapted to be placed over said fork having spaghetti wrapped therearound such that said cutting edges cut off any spaghetti strands extending outwardly from the sides and end of the fork.   
     
     
       2. The invention of claim 1, wherein said handle is attached to said pair of first members with each leg thereof being fastened to an outside face of a respective first member. 
     
     
       3. The invention of claim 2, wherein said device is metal. 
     
     
       4. The invention of claim 1, wherein said device is plastic. 
     
     
       5. The invention of claim 1, wherein each of said first members is elongated and said second member is shorter than said first members. 
     
     
       6. The invention of claim 5, wherein each of said first members has a length approximately equal to a length of said tines of said fork. 
     
     
       7. The invention of claim 6, wherein said second member has a length slightly greater than a width of said fork.